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1726842

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many unfunded policies announced by the previous government her Department identified as part of its recent audit of public spending.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
	uin	3890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>On 29<sup>th</sup> July, the Chancellor set out the £21.9bn pressure on departmental budgets in the 2024-25 financial year. This announcement was accompanied by the document ‘Fixing the Foundations’, which set out the detail underpinning this number.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 10/09/2024 15:13:35 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
	tabling member	5199

1726843

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Office for Value for Money
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for establishing the Office of Value for Money.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
	uin	3891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Value for Money was established as part of the Chancellor’s speech on the 29<sup>th</sup> July 2024 setting out our actions to tackle waste and inefficiency from our spending inheritance. As a new venture, the Office is still in the process of finalising its workplan and will imminently be appointing an independent Chair.</p><p> </p><p>The Office has been set up with two primary roles. First, to provide targeted interventions, working with HM Treasury and other Government departments, so that value for money underpins every decision government makes. Second, to recommend reforms to the spending system, ensuring that our spending decision-making processes support the Government’s missions and deliver value for money. The Office has already begun working on projects to tackle these issues in advance of the Budget and Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 10/09/2024 15:12:10 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
	tabling member	5199

1726856

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has plans to work with the regulatory technology sector to improve sanctions screening in financial services.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
	uin	3900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) within HM Treasury is responsible for ensuring financial sanctions are properly understood, implemented and enforced. OFSI regularly engages with the financial services sector including through issuing guidance on our compliance and enforcement approach.</p><p>While the Treasury is responsible for setting the overall legal framework for financial sanctions, the Financial Conduct Authority is responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. The FCA works closely with FCA-authorised financial institutions to ensure that their sanctions screening and controls are appropriate for the sanctions risk that firms are exposed to. <em>In September 2023, the FCA published the outcomes of its work on sanctions systems and controls, including those relating to screening processes</em>. The FCA also aims to encourage the use of innovation and new technologies, including the development of Regulatory Technology (RegTech) tools within the financial services market as a means to help fight financial crime. OFSI alongside the FCA will continue to undertake engagement with the financial services sector to raise awareness and compliance of financial sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 09/09/2024 10:01:38 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	tabling member	5199

1723629

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Covid Corruption Commissioner will (a) work and (b) liaise with other Departments across Government.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
	uin	1863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>The Commissioner, once appointed, will work closely with other Departments, such as DHSC, and will draw on additional expertise in the Public Sector Fraud Authority, Government Debt Management Function and Government Commercial Function to undertake their role.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 02/08/2024 08:11:21 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
	tabling member	5199

1722286

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Childcare: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made on the effectiveness of the system for applying for tax-free childcare.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
	uin	851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) provides financial support for eligible working parents in paying their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the government adds £2.</p><p> </p><p>It takes around 20 minutes for an eligible customer to open an online account. Accounts can be opened at any time of the year and can be used straight away. Money can be deposited at any time and used when needed. Any unused money that is deposited can be simply withdrawn at any time.</p><p> </p><p>Approved or registered childcare providers can sign up online to accept TFC. The sign-up process takes around 10 minutes.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 29/07/2024 16:01:35 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
	tabling member	5199

1721632

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banking Hubs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to support the provision of bank hubs in local communities across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
	uin	347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting access to cash for individuals and businesses. The most recent analysis undertaken by the FCA on cash access coverage across the UK found that in Q2 2023, over 99% of people in urban areas are within 1 mile of a cash access point offering withdrawals, and over 98% of people in rural areas are within 3 miles of a cash access point offering withdrawals. Further details of this analysis, including a breakdown of cash access coverage by Local Authority District is available on the FCA website: <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/data/access-cash-coverage-uk-2023-q2" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/data/access-cash-coverage-uk-2023-q2</a></p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority is the regulator responsible for access to cash further to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, with powers to seek to ensure the reasonable provision of cash withdrawal and deposit facilities for individuals and businesses, including free withdrawal services for individuals. The FCA has recently published its final rules setting out its regulatory approach to protecting access to cash. These can be found on the FCA's website: <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/policy/ps24-8.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/policy/ps24-8.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises the importance of banking to communities and high streets. The Government has therefore committed to work closely with banks to roll out at least 350 banking hubs, which provide individuals and businesses up and down the country with critical cash and banking services.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq grouped question UIN 352 question first answered 25/07/2024 10:46:48 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	tabling member	5199

1721637

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Money: York Outer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the (a) access to and (b) availability of cash for (i) businesses and (ii) consumers in York Outer constituency.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
	uin	352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting access to cash for individuals and businesses. The most recent analysis undertaken by the FCA on cash access coverage across the UK found that in Q2 2023, over 99% of people in urban areas are within 1 mile of a cash access point offering withdrawals, and over 98% of people in rural areas are within 3 miles of a cash access point offering withdrawals. Further details of this analysis, including a breakdown of cash access coverage by Local Authority District is available on the FCA website: <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/data/access-cash-coverage-uk-2023-q2" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/data/access-cash-coverage-uk-2023-q2</a></p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority is the regulator responsible for access to cash further to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, with powers to seek to ensure the reasonable provision of cash withdrawal and deposit facilities for individuals and businesses, including free withdrawal services for individuals. The FCA has recently published its final rules setting out its regulatory approach to protecting access to cash. These can be found on the FCA's website: <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/policy/ps24-8.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/policy/ps24-8.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises the importance of banking to communities and high streets. The Government has therefore committed to work closely with banks to roll out at least 350 banking hubs, which provide individuals and businesses up and down the country with critical cash and banking services.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq grouped question UIN 347 question first answered 25/07/2024 10:46:51 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	tabling member	5199

1722281

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking with the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation to enforce the UK’s sanctions regime.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
	uin	850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>The Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) is responsible for civil enforcement of the UK’s financial sanctions regimes.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI is committed to ensuring that the UK has the strongest possible capability to implement and enforce the UK’s financial sanctions. OFSI has scaled up its enforcement capabilities through legislative changes and expanded its team, allowing it to progress a higher number of complex investigations. For example, in the financial year 2022 – 2023 OFSI increased resource in its enforcement team by 175%.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI expects to see the first monetary penalties resulting from breaches related to the 2022 Russia designations in 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 24/07/2024 16:08:44 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	tabling member	5199

1697586

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing alcohol duty for independent wine merchants.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	19611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor announced that alcohol duty will be frozen until 1 February 2025 to support alcohol producers, pubs, and consumers with cost of living pressures. This extends the six month freeze the Government announced at Autumn Statement 2023 to give businesses time to adapt to the new duty system introduced on 1 August 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes, the Government keeps the alcohol duty system under review during its yearly Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 25/03/2024 14:05:33 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1677808

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Evasion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle tax evasion.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	6786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Tax evasion is always illegal and HMRC’s aim is for everyone to pay the tax that is legally due, no matter who they are. HMRC’s role is to make it easy to get tax right for the compliant majority and make it hard for the dishonest minority to cheat the system.</p><p>HMRC has achieved a long-term reduction in the UK’s tax gap from 7.5% in 2005-06 to 4.8% (£35.8 billion) in 2021-22 (the latest estimate). The tax gap is composed of a range of customer behaviours: non-payment, use of avoidance schemes, legal interpretation, error, failure to take reasonable care, evasion, the hidden economy and criminal attacks on the tax system.</p><p> </p><p>Evasion is when people or businesses deliberately do not declare or account for what they owe. It made up 0.6% or £4.7 billion of the £35.8 billion.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC works to prevent fraud, tackle avoidance and evasion by designing policies and processes which minimise risk, by promoting good compliance with the tax system through education initiatives and responding with a range of interventions, capabilities and sanctions given to them by Parliament, including the exercising of strong civil and criminal investigation powers.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, the Government has introduced over 200 measures to tackle tax avoidance and evasion, including 21 measures introduced since 2021 that are forecast to raise over £7 billion. Of these measures, 4 measures were announced at the Autumn Statement 2022 and are forecast to raise £5 billion in tax revenues over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will continue to work hard, putting in place measures which mean we can go even further in reducing the tax gap, and making sure taxpayers and businesses meet their obligations and pay the tax they owe.</p><p> </p><p>Published information: ‘Measuring tax gaps tables 2023’ (Table 7.1) at gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 19/12/2023 16:04:47 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy